World War Tesla: Starter Set

World War Tesla™ is an alternate-history wargame by James M. Ward (author of TSR's Gamma World, Deities & Demigods, and Metamorphis Alpha) and Thomas A. Tullis, where Nikola Tesla’s more radical ideas such as death rays and force fields have come to fruition, changing the face of a world at war. Giant walking tanks, soldiers with rocket-packs, and flying machines armed with death rays rule the battlefield!

World War Tesla™ is the forefront of print-at-home wargaming. Say goodbye to the days of spending massive amounts of money to even have a small army to play a wargame, with World War Tesla™ even the largest vehicle can be printed for less than a dollar. All 3D printer .stl files for vehicles, troops, accessories, and even some terrain are provided, so there is no limit on how large your armies grow.

Are the trees also in the dragonlock set or only in this set?
Thanks for another great set btw ^^

Geoffrey ODecember 11, 2018 11:10 am UTC

Is there any chance we could get pre-assembled model files? I'm very interested, but I'd prefer to paint them in Substance Painter and import them into Tabletop Simulator as opposed to printing them.

Martin GMarch 29, 2018 7:52 pm UTC

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Has anyone had any luck assembling the Sturmpanzer IIa? No matter what quality and fill settings I use the slots in the legs are far too small for the tabs on the legs and the lower body. I have to file the tabs waaaay down and then the model is (unstable).

Any quick notions on how to open those slots up a pittle bit, or get the tabs to print a little smaller so things fit better?

JAck PApril 11, 2018 8:13 pm UTC

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Yes they are a bit tricky. I was able to dremmel the slots enough and cut the tabs enough that super glue was able to make a good bond. The next one I print gets a raft under the legs and I expect that will be the cure... keeping my fingers crossed

Ken NMarch 05, 2018 4:50 pm UTC

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Without rescaling will these fit on a 5" bed?

Thomas TMarch 05, 2018 4:53 pm UTC

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Yes, all models will fit on a 5" bed.

Ken NMarch 05, 2018 4:56 pm UTC

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Thank you for the quick response.

Colin LFebruary 21, 2018 10:47 pm UTC

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Can you please clarify the use of the 'troop' models in the game.
Is each individual soldier a 'unit' for points cost or is a 'squad' worth 25 pts?
What is considered a 'squad'? 3?
Are 'troop trays' simply for ease of movement of more then one soldier or are there special rules for their use?

Thomas TFebruary 21, 2018 11:14 pm UTC

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A Troop Squad consists of three soldiers (the point cost listed on the unit card is for the full squad, not each individual troop, thus a Rocket Trooper squad of three troops is 25 pts. total.) The troop tray is used for keeping the three troop figures organized, and they can also be removed one at a time to keep track of squad damage. We have the official game F.A.Q. here: http://www.fatdragongames.com/fdgfiles/?p=4506

Colin LFebruary 23, 2018 1:04 am UTC

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Thanks for the info.
Cheers.

Colin LFebruary 15, 2018 11:44 pm UTC

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Initially, how many of each piece do you recommend printing to start playing?

Thomas TFebruary 16, 2018 12:40 am UTC

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For two players? One of each 'mech' and maybe 12 troops to start. Two of each mech would make an even better battle! :)

Colin LFebruary 16, 2018 6:55 pm UTC

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Perfect! Thanks.

Curt SFebruary 14, 2018 6:01 pm UTC

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2 questions:

1) How big are the models, or, more specifically, how big are their biggest pieces? I need to know to make sure my 3d printer has a large enough bed to accommodate them.

2) Is there any way to see a sample of the rules. While $20 isn't much I would really hate to buy the game only to discover that I really hate the game play. (Even a link to a video example of game play would be great!)

Thomas TFebruary 14, 2018 6:14 pm UTC

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The largest piece is 4" across. The entire rulebook is viewable above under the cover image (click 'Full Size Preview'.) :)

Martin GMarch 03, 2018 11:39 pm UTC

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There appears to be some scaling issues with some of the pieces. I am only on my second figure (The Tesla Tower opened/printed well) and so far the Vickers is mostly okay - the guns, and Engine 1 all open too big to fit (Engine 1 is opening 7 inches in diameter!). Is there a way to get some dimension information to scale these properly?

Thanks.

Martin GMarch 06, 2018 3:07 am UTC

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Are all the bases the same size? I am trying to figure out the scaling factors for my printer. Help?

February 06, 2018 3:25 am UTC

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Hi again,
Is the crater and all of these items supposed to print at the size they open in or do they need to be scaled down? That crater is huge! lol.
Thanks

Thomas TFebruary 08, 2018 1:58 pm UTC

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We used them at that size to create large obstacles, but you can easily size them to whatever you like. :)

Hollis MJanuary 25, 2018 7:22 pm UTC

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Are the models in the photos actually printed, or are they renders? Could we get some close-up photos?

Thomas TFebruary 08, 2018 1:59 pm UTC

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The color photo is of actual models. :)

TIH DJanuary 24, 2018 9:14 pm UTC

Will there be any way to play if we haven't got a 3D printer?
Paper minis maybe?
Thank you.

Thomas TFebruary 08, 2018 1:59 pm UTC

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I'm sorry, but we will not be offering paper minis for this set.

Наследник ?January 21, 2018 7:31 pm UTC

Ребята, уточните пожалуйста что входит в данный набор?

Guys, please specify what is included in this set?

Thomas TJanuary 21, 2018 7:35 pm UTC

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Only what is listed above in the descriptions (all are either PDF or STL format):

This game includes:

• Full color rulebook

• Unit cards

• 6 armored vehicle models

• 2 troop models

• 3 tree models

• 'Tesla Tower' objective marker

• 'Bunker Entrance' objective marker

• Dug-in markers

• Troop tray

• Firing arc template

• Full model assembly instruction manual

• Reference sheets

January 20, 2018 5:49 pm UTC

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Hi all,

Any way to play this cooperatively?

Thomas TJanuary 20, 2018 5:51 pm UTC

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Cooperatively? You can have multiple players on each side.

January 20, 2018 6:05 pm UTC

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Hi Tom,
Yeah, kind of like 2 to 3 players taking on one "rule" controlled enemy to complete an objective or objectives. It lets everyone strategize about their own moves/actions against a single enemy. Just wondering if their are scenarios where we can play together but not against each other if that makes sense. Just like a cooperative board game would function like Pandemic, Gloomhaven, 7th Continent, etc... An objective like "Eliminate the opposing army" or "Advance on a position and hold it while being attacked", etc.. Can a set of rules for AI be followed so the team of humans can beat whatever?

Not sure if that is possible with this kind of game or not but this would be a fun way to play it.

Thomas TJanuary 20, 2018 6:07 pm UTC

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No, the rules aren't currently set up for that. Sorry. :)

David SJanuary 19, 2018 1:38 am UTC

Do these scale up to 28mm

Thomas TJanuary 19, 2018 1:39 am UTC

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Yes, they certainly do. :)

Richard KJanuary 18, 2018 11:40 pm UTC

What kind of 3D printer are you using? This is something I might want to explore. The game sounds interesting.

Thomas TJanuary 18, 2018 11:41 pm UTC

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Prusa and Monoprice. :)

Trevor BJanuary 18, 2018 4:34 pm UTC

Question: do the vehicle models print integral to the bases, or are the base files separate?

Thomas TJanuary 18, 2018 4:38 pm UTC

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The model bases are separate (in the above photos, we printed the mech pieces in silver filament, and the bases with green filament, so no painting was necessary.) :)

KEvin RJanuary 17, 2018 5:37 pm UTC

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This is a great introduction for what is possible with 3D printing. While I have not printed out everything yet, what I have printed out has shown that you can get good looking miniatures out of an FDM printer. These miniatures have been tuned for FDM printing. They have a terrific style that goes with the storyline(fluff) as well.

The ruleset itself is very well done. It is simple, in the best way possible. The rules are very streamlined. The Spark mechanic used in the game is a great example of a simple mechanism that creates a very customized, or adaptive way to play your forces.

I'd say my only real complaint, is a lack of scenarios. I'd like to see more, but this is really a very minor complaint and does not take away from how great this ruleset is.

I have been very impressed by the quality of this release by Fat Dragon Games. I really can't wait to see how they expand this game going forward.

Please note, the rules were sent to me by Fat Dragon...See more Games. This was after I had expressed some interest in writing a preview up on my site (makerfun3d.com) and I was already interested in the game. I plan to release some fan content on my website including a scenario I have been working on.

Don FJanuary 18, 2018 3:51 am UTC

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Dude! In addition, I see easy segways into War of the Worlds or Greg Broadmore's Dr. Grordbort series. This just made running games in these genres a bit easier for myself. Probably excellent for convention/tournament play as well.

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